spirituality Archive

Ghosts already have a scary appearance, frigid breath, loud noises and levitation in their bag of tricks. Do they really need to knock people over to get their attention? That may be the case as the number of videos of persons appearing to be knocked over by…

If you’re a sociologist of religion, one of the biggest stories of 2014 has been the decline in religious affiliation in the United States. Both the Pew Forum and the University of Chicago found that the number of unaffiliated Americans has more than doubled in recent years,…

With Pope Francis’ surprising admission that he would invite Martians and other extraterrestrials to be baptized, many other religious leaders and theologians are getting questions about aliens and religion. A new book called “Religions and Extraterrestrial Life: How Will We Deal With It?” looks at which religions…

Throughout the world and across cultures, humans have long had a belief in the existence of demons, devils, and dark spirits. These entities may take different forms and abilities depending on the religion or culture, but one thing that remains consistent is their dark malice, and their desire…

The belief that you have a guardian angel watching your every move and protecting you from danger is one held not just by Catholics but by many in other religions. With that kind of supernatural power watching their backs, you would think that true believers would not…

They’re not as large or as intricate as the Nazca Lines of Peru, but new geoglyphs discovered in Kazakhstan are expected to stimulate research and discussions on their origins and meanings. At the just-concluded annual meeting in Istanbul of the European Association of Archaeologists, researchers from Kazakhstan’s…

A tube for inhaling, a flat surface for rolling and a multi-colored headband could be your favorite pipe, album cover and hippie outfit from the 60’s. In the south-central Andes near Lake Titicaca, Bolivia, it’s evidence of a culture that partook of hallucinogenic substances way back in…

When one thinks of churches, there are a lot of images that may spring to mind. Altars, sweeping rows of seats, perhaps you might conjure up thoughts of magnificent murals, statues, or stained glass windows intricately etched with religious imagery. What might not immediately spring to mind…

We know that Ouija boards are still a popular method of communicating with the spirit world, but practitioners may be missing out on some messages from more technically savvy spirits and demons. A priest in Poland found this out when he began getting strange texts after performing…

The quest for the Holy Grail is on again in village of Weston-under-Penyard, Herefordshire, England after a wooden chalice believed by some to be the Grail was stolen from a woman’s house while she was in the hospital. The wooden chalice is the Nanteos Cup, which many…

All living things are meant to one day eventually die. As morbid as it may seem, it is an inevitable part of an ancient, ongoing natural cycle. We are born, we grow old, we die, and our remains turn to dust with the relentless passage of time….

If you’re trying to prove to your followers that you’re a true shaman, you can’t go wrong with a talisman that’s from someplace other than where you live. Outer space would be even better. That’s why a shaman who lived 9.000 years ago in what is now…